[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 2/9/2018 10:59 AM, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Just for fun I wrote a short DCL file that checks the number of
> days between the ;0 and the ;-0 of each file on our dev system.
> Now, I notice from the HELP that F$delta_time only supports a
> 4-digit return value for the DDDD field, right? It still works,
> but it will break in about a year with some files...
> 
> 
> dev:[xx.yyy]aaaaaa.OPT;6      12-DEC-2012 12:39:00.94
> dev:[xx.yyy]aaaaaa.OPT;2       6-MAR-1986 09:11:42.00
> 
> Or a more recently change file:
> 
> dev:[xx.yyy]bbbbbb.COB;9       2-NOV-2017 10:08:56.19
> dev:[xx.yyy]bbbbbb.COB;7      24-SEP-1991 11:16:27.00
> 
> OK, it is not that common that we actually need to look into
> one of the files from the 80's or the 90's, but anyway...

Have you removed PURGE from DCLTABLES on that system_

If not then I think it is a very riusky setup.

And I also believe this a good example of where file version
numbers should not be used and source control should be used.

Arne